Meredith Whittaker claims that the app is completely safe, and the authorities simply misinform citizens.
The head of the Signal Foundation, Meredith Whittaker, criticized the decision of the French government, which banned civil servants from conducting correspondence through the Signal app of the same name. According to her, the authorities ' claims about vulnerabilities in the messenger's security system are outright misinformation.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born demanded that officials use the domestic messenger Olvid. This was the reason for Whittaker's dissatisfaction.
According to French media reports, government agencies generally do not want their employees to use widespread foreign platforms, even WhatsApp and Telegram.
"No one forbids them to promote an app developed in their own country," said Whittaker. "However, claims that Signal has privacy and data protection issues are completely unfounded and harm the company's reputation, especially if they come from government officials."
The head of the Signal Foundation reminded that the messenger passes regular independent checks, and its source code is publicly available. "Our encryption protocol has been tested and improved for more than 10 years. We take very seriously the disclosure of any vulnerabilities and their elimination," said Whittaker.
In November, the Signal Foundation announced that it had increased infrastructure spending. In particular, now about $ 14 million is spent annually on security.
The Foundation stressed that due to the status of a non-profit organization, they can focus exclusively on protecting users privacy, not for the sake of making a profit.
The head of the Signal Foundation, Meredith Whittaker, criticized the decision of the French government, which banned civil servants from conducting correspondence through the Signal app of the same name. According to her, the authorities ' claims about vulnerabilities in the messenger's security system are outright misinformation.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born demanded that officials use the domestic messenger Olvid. This was the reason for Whittaker's dissatisfaction.
According to French media reports, government agencies generally do not want their employees to use widespread foreign platforms, even WhatsApp and Telegram.
"No one forbids them to promote an app developed in their own country," said Whittaker. "However, claims that Signal has privacy and data protection issues are completely unfounded and harm the company's reputation, especially if they come from government officials."
The head of the Signal Foundation reminded that the messenger passes regular independent checks, and its source code is publicly available. "Our encryption protocol has been tested and improved for more than 10 years. We take very seriously the disclosure of any vulnerabilities and their elimination," said Whittaker.
In November, the Signal Foundation announced that it had increased infrastructure spending. In particular, now about $ 14 million is spent annually on security.
The Foundation stressed that due to the status of a non-profit organization, they can focus exclusively on protecting users privacy, not for the sake of making a profit.
